iPhone jailbroken apps worth paying for

It’s been a while since I blogged, the past few weeks have been extremely hectic with the storm, work, etc. that I had been neglecting my blog. Anyways, there are a bunch of stuff I could discuss from the past few weeks, but lets focus on one right now. I’m starting from the most recent “happening” – which is how I had just updated my iPhone OS to v3.1.2 ¹since the tools for jailbreaking my 3GS was made available only recently.

Now why is this worthy for a blog entry? Maybe it isn’t. Perhaps if you knew the context, it would make more sense. ²And help you decide if it’s worth taking note of Sufficed to say that this only applies to iPhone users (and those who are planning to get iPhones, I guess) Read More

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⇡1	since the tools for jailbreaking my 3GS was made available only recently.
⇡2	And help you decide if it’s worth taking note of

November 25, 2008

Mobile OSX 2.2

So updates to the iPhone/iPod Touch OSes were released, and again, it was another one of those “cross your finger” moments of upgrading; making sure everything restores and nothing breaks. In my case, something broke… and I traced it back to the plethora of pre-installed Cydia stuff.

The “fix” was easy once I figured out the problem; simply let Cydia’s core components install from PwnageTool stock setting (because you can manually download the individual components, which is normally useful if the “stock” stuff are outdated. Since PwnageTool was updated specifically for 2.2, I figured it was using the most recent builds.

So simply put, I didn’t include any of the RED tagged components listed below.

I also updated the “list” from the last time since there have been some changes since the last time I analyzed the files.

August 31, 2008

Fast, clean and reliable iPhone backups

As iPhone users know, iTunes’ backup facility is sketchy at best; It can corrupt backups, it can be ridiculously slow, and on a personal note; I don’t like the idea of “trace files” creeping into a newly restored device.

So I’ve decided to outline a “workflow” I personally use whenever I’m up for a restore session. Everything here assumes a jailbroken device of course.

How it was before

On a 2.x device, the way you could get your AppStore apps’ settings restored was by using iTunes’ backup images – buggy as it is. There’s also the issue of bugs during normal usage; there have been cases of legitimate apps randomly crashing – and the only “cure” was to erase the app and reinstall it. This would’ve been fine, only they forgot to mention that when you erase/uninstall an app, that’s exactly what you’ve done – along with all its data.

August 10, 2008

iPod/iPhone: upgrading to 2.0.1

I’ve just upgraded [the Operating System of] both my units to v2.0.1; here are some things keep in mind.

Upgrade or not?

If you “update” via a pwned ipsw sure, but if not (meaning you plan to use the legit Apple upgrade) here’s what’s in store for you; quoted from the DevTeam (rephrased, since to reflect the release of the tool)

If you own a first generation (2G iPhone), you don’t have to worry, PwnageTool will get you where you want even if it you prematurely updated. 2G is completely pwned at every conceivable level and you’ll always be OK. But if you own a 3G iPhone and are looking for unlock in the near future, don’t use Apple’s update.

If your 3G iPhone is on a regular contract and you always plan to be with the carrier then you can update but you will lose the jailbreak and access to third party (non AppStore) applications.

If your 3G iPhone is not on a regular contract and you plan to use it on an alternative network to the carrier that supplied it then do not update unless you do it with the new PwnageTool.

For other points discussed below, I’m assuming a jailbroken scenario.

August 7, 2008

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